Daily Summaries of Unintended Shooting Incidents Based on Local Media Reports
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- Thursday, October 31, 2024Three Unintended Shootings on Halloween Dusty Clausen, of Payette, Idaho, who is the father of two young children, including one who is three months old, is in critical condition after accidentally shooting himself on Halloween. While removing a loaded rifle from a gun safe inside his home, the trigger snagged on other firearms in the safe, discharging a bullet, which …
- Wednesday, October 30, 2024Florida Toddler Finds Gun and Shoots and Kills Himself A boy identified only as “Josiah,” age 2, of Clewiston, Florida, found a gun in his home and shot and killed himself. Police determined that the gun belonged to someone who lived in the home and continue to investigate. According to the report, Josiah was “a bubbly boy, full of energy.” A …
- TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2024Woman Killed and Husband Injured on Walking Trail, Toddler Fatally Shoots Self, and Teen Critically Injures Eight-year-old Sister with Gun He Thought was Unloaded On a walking trail in Summervile, South Carolina, Lori Wind, 54, was shot and killed by Kristofer Kelle McDonald, 20, who discharged several rounds from a 20-gauge shotgun thinking he was shooting at a deer. Wind’s husband was …
- MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2024Two People Killed, and One Injured in Unintentional Shootings In Baker, Louisiana, a 17-year-old male accidentally shot himself and was taken to the hospital in critical condition. He died later from his injuries. No other details have been reported. In Salt Lake City, Utah, a 33-year-old man fatally shot himself in the head while handling a gun that unintentionally discharged. The shooting happened after …
- SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2024Girl Injured After Gun Fires in Vehicle A girl was accidentally shot in the leg in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was sitting in a car with relatives when a gun unintentionally discharged. She is expected to be OK, as police continue to investigate. Source: “Accidental Shooting Injures Juvenile Girl in NW Oklahoma City,” news9.com (October 27, 2024).
- SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2024Two-year-old Boy is One of Three Victims Who Were Injured in Gun Accidents Today In Owensboro, Kentucky, a man was shot in the leg when a gun unintentionally discharged in the apartment next door. He sustained non-life-threatening injuries when the bullet came through the wall. The neighbor, Michael Chavez, 24, returned home from a bar with friends, and admitted “that he was showing …
- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2024Four-year-old Shot Self in Vehicle, and 15-year-old Critically Injured After Gun Accidentally Discharged A four-year-old boy shot himself while waiting in a vehicle at a business parking lot in Sacramento, California. He is expected to recover. His mother was inside a business at the time of the shooting, and has been charged on multiple counts, including criminal storage of a firearm …
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